Senior Housing Needs Officer

2 weeks ago


Oldham, United Kingdom Oldham Council Full time

**Oldham Council**

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Place and Economic Growth

Strategic Housing

**Ref**: G8/OL-91096

**Contract**: Permanent

**Salary**: £40,221 - £44,428 per annum (Grade 8)

**Hours**:36.66 per week

**Based**: Predominately office based with possibility of working from home on occasion. The Office is based at Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1UT)

Closing Date: (inserted by Central Recruitment unless stated otherwise)

**Shortlisting & Interview Dates**: TBC.

Job Description & Person Specification.doc

**Role Overview**:

- To assist the Housing Options Service Manager with the operational delivery of the Housing Options Service including direct line management of the Housing Options (Allocations) Team.
- Develop and administer the Council’s Housing Register in accordance with the aim of assisting with the prevention of homelessness and allocating accommodation to households with a housing need.
- Maximise the opportunities for households to access affordable social housing in the Borough

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To establish, develop and maintain close working relationships with housing providers operating in Oldham to offer good quality affordable accommodation for single people and families who have a housing need.
- To support development and administer a housing register scheme, including the development of appropriate policies and procedures.
- To work closely with Council staff and partners to support improvements to the allocations service in Oldham and increase access into social housing, in particular family sized dwellings.
- To support development and administer schemes that support best use of social housing within Oldham, e.g., Downsizing Scheme
- To liaise and mediate with Social Housing providers and perspective tenants to resolve any issues under the Council’s Allocations Policy.
- To coordinate the Common Allocations Framework Partnership meetings
- To be responsible for the direct line management of the Housing Options (Allocations) Team including undertaking regular supervision prioritising targets and performance.
- To monitor and evaluate the Housing Options (Allocations) Team’s casework in accordance with the quality performance framework ensuring that all decisions made are lawful in line with housing legislation and that the Council is fulfilling its statutory responsibilities.

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

**Diversity and Inclusion**:
At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background. We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.

**About Us**:
Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough. Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses. Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages Working for Oldham

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